Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

POLICE have uncovered a creepy well-preserved mummy hidden in an alleged smuggler’s house after a shock raid. The mummy is ...

The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...

When two hikers set out to explore a relatively unknown side of Europe they returned with much more than they bargained for.

The girl was only 13 years old when she was sacrificed to the gods but had been frozen in time for hundreds of years when a ...

Mummified flesh, preserved for centuries ... European scholars mistakenly conflated mūmiyā with Egyptian mummies, assuming that the embalmed dead were imbued with similar restorative properties.

When found, in September 1991, Ötzi’s skin, hair, and clothing were still in a remarkably preserved state ... researchers soon realised that the mummy belonged to a much earlier period.

After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an ...

Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers ...

Six suspects were detained by authorities, according to Turkish press. The ancient mummy has now been handed over to experts for thorough analysis. Turkey is rich with historical sites making it a ...